Pencil-holder.



, 10.840,349. ,PATENTED JAN.'1,1907.

' s. J. LESTER.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

. PENCIL-HOLDER.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

Application filed September l5, 1906. Serial No. 334.736.

To all whom t may concern;

Be it known that I, SIDNEY J. LESTER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Otter Pond, in the county of Caldwell and State of Kentucky, have invented a new and Improved Pencil-Holder, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has to do with pencil-holders constructed providing attachment thereof to a coat, shirt, or other article of apparel.

The object had in view is the provision of a device of the lcharacter stated which shall not only be novel and useful, but adapted to hold a series of pencils, penholders, or similarly-formed instruments and at the same time be constructed providing ready attachment and detachment of the holder from the article of apparel.

The invention consists of the peculiar, novel, and improved construction hereinafter described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the same characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views of illustration.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view show-,

ing my improved pencil-holder applied or attached to a fragmentary portion of an In the Apractice of my invention I construct a frame A with substantially parallel end members B, connected by an elastic member C, the parts being arranged forming an I-shaped frame or body. (Shown by Figs. 4 and 5.)

The elastic member C of the frame or inner body may consist of a separate art with the members Briveted to its en as shown by Fig. 4.

I do not confine myself to attaching the members B B to the member C by riveting, as shown, since the attachment may be eHected by soldering or other preferred mode.

holder I arrange the frame A between covering, consisting, respectively, of inner and outer layers F G, formed of leather, rubber, cloth, or other suitable material, with the pins D made projecting through the innerl layer F, as shown by Figs. 2 and 3.

Upon reference to Fig. 3 it will be noticed that the bend E at the end of the pins D is made with the pins point turned inward toward the covering layer F. The object of so constructing the pins D is to facilitate penetrating engagement thereof with the aricl'of ap parel H. (Shown in fragmentary The layers F G of the covering may be secured together by any suitable means; but I prefer employing a line of stitching I along the edges of the covering, substantially as illustrated. v I

On the outer layer G of the covering I arrange one or. more loops constructed of suitable material and adapted to receive a pencil, penholder, vor other similarly-formed device. The several loops J are secured to the covering by transverse lines of stitches K (see Fig. 1) or by other approved means.

In the several loops J, I arrange an elastic tongue L and secure same at one end by rivets M or other suitable fastening means eX- tended through one or both thelayersF G and p)penings N in the adjacent frame end memer B.

It is designed that the free ends of the tongues L shall be under tension adapted to force an inserted pencil or other device against the under side of the loop, and thereby eifectivelysecure the pencil or Similar article in the loop against being accidentally dislodged from place.

The mode of attaching my pencil-holder to an article of apparel or other suitable suproo port will be understood upon reference to Fig. 6, Wherein the holder is shown bent in to curved position and the pinoints arranged in engagement With the artic e of apparel or other support. The holder may be bent into the curved condition stated by Vpressure of a persons ngers at its end on one side and about midway thereof on the other or inner side of the holder. NOW the body member C being constructed elastic, as hereinbefore described, it is apparent that when it is released from the curved bent condition shown by full lines in Fig. 6 through elasticity of the member C the holder will assume normal flat condition and. at the same time force the pins into penetrating holding engagement. The act of engagement of the pins is facilitated by the bend E at their pointed ends.

I claim- A pencil-holder comprising a frame con structed With an elastic member, transverse members at the ends of the elastic member7 extending pins on the transverse members, inner and outer layers secured on the frame covering it, and with the ins arranged proj ecting through the inner ayer., pencil-loo s on the outer layer, and spring-tongues in t e loops adapted to clamp an inserted pencil.

SIDNEY J. LESTER.

Witnesses z .TEDDIE CASH, DELLAH ALLIsoN. 

